Android Wear Launch

Android Wear officially launches early July 2014 and LG seems to be the only supplier determined to have a product ready soon that features Android Wear. The LG G watch is set to ship 7 July.
Google announced their new venture into wearable tech at Google I/O and there has been a lot of fuss concerning the new technology that is going to arrive.
Pebble made huge success with their Kickstarter funded watch that has the same features shown by Android Wear. The Pebble has to make do with its own app and it causes bottle necks for them.

Google has embedded their beautiful Google Now interface into the Android Wear that makes the upcoming watches much more appealing to the public. Pebble watches were only seen on the wrists of the Geek community and it did not benefit the average Mobile user as much.

What does apple have to say?
The iWatch has been leaked and shows off, in true apple beauty, their take on wearable tech. Apple has little experience with wearable tech though so it will be interesting to see what Apple can produce, but apple has never disappointed their customers in the 21 first century. 

Motorola announced their new Moto 360 watch, it will provide a much more natural look to the smart watch industry. The round face of the watch, brings a lot of challenges with it for the developers.
It has a small blank spot at the bottom of the screen where all the hardware necessary to power the device is stored.

 Motorola claims their device will include a wireless charger, this is confirmed by the lack of charging ports on the device.
The Moto 360 is set to launch later in 2014 and could finally provide the industry with a good looking smart watch.

Android wears features include weather, commute, notes, appointments, fitness, voice search, navigation, and music control. All these features are also available on the pebble but in a drastically more stylish fashion and the main reason is: Android Wear includes colour display.

Leaked info from the Samsung Galaxy F

Earlier in 2014 there has been rumored leakage of the new flagship successor to the Galaxy S5 the Galaxy F.  @evleaks has released an photos of the new Samsung device and it features a metallic back cover like the new premium devices from HTC and LG. @evleakes seems to be spot on with his previous leaks, the Galaxy F shows some promise.

It is rumored that is will include the new quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor from Qualcomm. This processor features USB 3.0, 4K camera and display. The Display of the Galaxy F is rumored at 5.3-inch 2560x1440.The new device will also feature 3GB of RAM that is the only improvement not seen in the S5

Could this be Samsung’s answer to the LG G3 with its display that features above the industry standard of 1080P?

The G3 seems to be the only Android device that has this high resolution yet.

The camera of the Galaxy F should be around 3840x2160 (30Fps) which corresponds to the supported camera specs of the Qualcomm processor.

Based on the improvement from the S4 to the Galaxy S5 it should feature things like improved battery life and a larger screen size.

With the release of the new Android Version L, could Samsung secretly be developing a device that will release hand in hand with the new Android version.

We finally see a glimmer of hope for Samsung to replace their cheap plastic feel and overall quality. They cheap feel of the previous versions was the main draw back where HTC and LG blew them out of the water.

Why so soon? Samsung just released their new flagship device and already they start developing. The reason why they are developing so seen has yet to be known.

The amount of Samsung device is creeping ever so slight to the Giants of Apple. If these rumors become true Samsung could give Apple a real run for their money!

Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

Samsung Galaxy S4 Review

First Impressions

At first sight the new Galaxy S4 is a beauty due to its slick and smooth curves and bezels around the outer edge of the device. The Snow White version is especially beautiful because it features a futuristic glossy coat. The Octo core mobile also feature brushed metal like bezel around the rim of the device.

The Features.

Samsung advertised loads of unheard of and extreme features like eye tracking and gestures to fully immerse the user, but to be honest they are merely gimmicks. After a while these sensors only drain battery which makes the obsolete due to the never ending quest for battery power with the new flagship Samsung phone.

The new S4 has an impeccable display with a full HD 1080P display it has almost the maximum pixel density that the human eye can observe. The speaker is not as loud as one would wish it to be. Even with the Group Play feature it Is easily overpowered by most Bluetooth speakers.

The camera that is stuck to the rear of this device is truly insane! It out performs most low cost cameras on the market but the only drawback is the time needed to open the app and mostly makes for bad timing when you have a potential moment you wish to snap.

Performance

As I mentioned it lacks the ability to quickly open apps that is included by Samsung wish is a big negative and other devices leaves it in the dust like the new IPhone. The Gaming performance is extremely good it can handle full feature console games like GTA Vice City and FIFA 14 and runs butter smooth but at the cost of heat. Samsung made a good call on the staggering 8 Cores on the new Galaxy.

Battery

The performance of the battery is not impressive, it can barely last a full working day and although it only idles when I am at class by the time I get home it lost 70% of the charge. The included charger is different than aftermarket chargers because it has a higher voltage and can charger 100% in under 3 hours.   

Verdict 

The Samsung Galaxy S4 still have a few software bugs, but it is expected with the open source feature of Android. Overall it is an extremely powerful device and it seems like Samsung has struck the perfect screen size and feel.